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Heinrich rudolf hertz
1. Heinrich Rudolf HertzHeinrich Rudolf Hertz
February 22, 1857 –February 22, 1857 –
January 1, 1894January 1, 1894
He was the first toHe was the first to
demonstrate thedemonstrate the
existence ofexistence of
electromagneticelectromagnetic
waves.waves.
2. ‘‘He wrote home saying his greatest satisfaction lay in seeking andHe wrote home saying his greatest satisfaction lay in seeking and
communicating new truths about nature.’communicating new truths about nature.’
Born in Hamburg, Germany to GustavBorn in Hamburg, Germany to Gustav
Ferdinand Hertz and Elisabeth AnneFerdinand Hertz and Elisabeth Anne
Pfefferkorn.Pfefferkorn.
Married Elizabeth Doll and had two daughters,Married Elizabeth Doll and had two daughters,
Joanna and MathildeJoanna and Mathilde
He enjoyed building instruments in his familyHe enjoyed building instruments in his family
workshopworkshop
He was awarded the Philosophy Faculty prizeHe was awarded the Philosophy Faculty prize
and gold medal in 1879and gold medal in 1879
3. Educated at the University of BerlinEducated at the University of Berlin
Professor of physics at the Technical School inProfessor of physics at the Technical School in
Karlsruhe (1885 – 1889)Karlsruhe (1885 – 1889)
Professor of physics in the University of BonnProfessor of physics in the University of Bonn
(1889)(1889)
He was the first to satisfactorily demonstrateHe was the first to satisfactorily demonstrate
the existence ofthe existence of electromagnetic waveselectromagnetic waves byby
building an apparatus to produce and detectbuilding an apparatus to produce and detect
VHFVHF oror UHFUHF radioradio waves.waves.
